Asian Tiger Mosquito

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Palmyra Rat Eradication Rids the Atoll of Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

New research reveals the removal of rodents from Palmyra by Island Conservation, The Nature Conservancy and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2011 also got rid of the disease-carrying Asian tiger mosquito. By: Jan TenBruggencate Sometimes — too rarely — happy things happen by accident. On the remote island of Palmyra, directly south of […]

Written by on March 15, 2018

Disappearing Mosquitoes Leave Clues About Basic Ecology

In 2011, Island Conservation, USFWS, and TNC removed invasive rats from Palmyra Atoll to protect native species. Now researchers have found that disease-carrying mosquitoes have disappeared. By: Rob Margetta Palmyra Atoll is a tiny speck in the Pacific Ocean, roughly 1,000 miles south of Hawai’i and less than 3 square miles in area. Its only […]

Written by on March 1, 2018